Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett says he has received briefings on extraterrestrial life that would deeply unsettle the American ...

The United States would become “unglued” if everyday Americans learned what the government has discovered about aliens — and ...

Like the lead character of “Project Hail Mary,” some scientists are proposing ways that life might exist beyond a star’s ...

6000 exoplanets narrowed to 45 rocky worlds with conditions that may support life, helping telescopes focus on the most ...

These findings suggest that the absence of past detections does not mean discovery is imminent. If extraterrestrial ...

If we're to find extraterrestrial life in the universe, astronomers have pinpointed the best places to look for it. They have ...

Assembly Theory shifts the search for life from identifying specific molecules to measuring chemical complexity, offering a ...

Humans have wondered for centuries whether we are alone in the universe — and a new study suggests that if alien ...

In March 2026, SETI Institute researchers contributed to a wide range of conversations about our solar system and the search ...

Scientists have identified 45 Earth-like exoplanets that are the strongest known candidates for hosting extraterrestrial life.

Life on Earth is a precious thing, especially given what astronomers know about the visible universe. Although researchers have so far identified over 6,000 exoplanets beyond our solar system, only a ...

Astronomers have narrowed down the cosmic search for life, identifying fewer than 50 rocky planets among thousands of known ...